THUH8DAY, DISC. 28, 10F.
PAQE TWO
THE 8PIUNGK1KLD NEWS
Tin SpritigfiiM Niws
J. C. DIMM, WALTER R. DIMM
Editors and Publishers
Published Every Monday and
Thursday
RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION
One Year - - . L50
Six Months .... ,75
Throo months .... .60
Advertising rates furnished oa application.
There ia probably no comnum
ity the size of Spriugfleld In Ore
gon that has better pol
Ice court record than the record
for two years. Tho losaco Is allowed
to U8o tho timber found upon tho leas
ed land for thOk.doyplopiuost of his
mlno, but for no "other purpose
Any person who Injures, dofacos,
of Springfield this year. Therojor damages Stnto lands Is guilty of
have only been ten arrests, and
most of those havo been mado
for cases of drunkenness. Tho
town cop's handcuffs have rus
ted so from nonuse thiB year
that he would havo to soak thorn
in oil over night to mako them
work.
This is a good community, to j
live in. It has peaceable, law
'abiding citizens. The old days
a tntsdomeanor and punishable with
Imprlaonmont or linos. It is tho
duty ot the State Land Agent to In
vestigate trcspussos on and damagoi
to Stnto lands, lie then prosecutes
tho persona who are guilty of such,
and summons witnesses.
Tho expenses ot all theso Invest!
FOREST NOTES
As a result ot land classification
work, more than eight million acres
woro eliminated from tho National
Forests in tho llscul year and, in ad
dltlon, qvor 1,100 Individual tracts
withlng tho KorcBts wore made avail
able for homestead entry, according
to tho annual report ot Henry B. Ura
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
CAMP CREEK Ruby Crabtrco
II Aft COLA Audrey Lewis are past and should be ror goi-
THURSTON, Mrs. Walter EdmUtoa , ten. When we meet strangers
DONNA Charles Hockjlet.s tell tuem we aro from
Elsie Anderson gpftiNGFIELD, tho best little
WEST SPUING FIELD.
Mrs. Clara Chllds
city in Lane county.
Member at the WHIamsKs Valley
Carter!! AsMelatlon.
THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1916.
:
STATE LAND
BOARD
WORTH WHILE AMUSEMENT
The people of Springfield
By MARY HARDING
The State Land Board, which Is a
i branch of the State executive depart
' ment, has full authority over all Stato
,.- annAiatlnn nf lands. The members of this board
. , , . . are the Governor, Secretary ot State,
good music and the best form and the sute Treasuror Th0 Q
of amusement by filling the new ;ernor( who act8 a8 Land commission
Methodist church at uie renal- er. appoints a Sate Land Agent
gntlons and contests are Uicu paid ves, Chlot of tho Forest Sorvlcc, which
by tho Interest fund ot tho State Und emphasizes tho necessarily permanent
Board. charactor ot tho National Forests, and
Tho following form tho Irroduclbto points out tho importance of definite
ly determining tho status ot tho land
which tho Forests contain.
"Tho Nutional Forests," saya Mr,
Graves, "ure gaining stability through
school fund:
Proceeds from the salo ot school
lands.
Proceeds of property accrued by
escheat or forfeiture. tho land classification work. It is
Proceeds from gifts to Uio State or t Important for tho gonoral public to
schools. j know what lauds will bo avallablo for
Moneys obtained as oxemptton from ' agricultural settlement. Tho whole
military duties. Forest enterprise is based on tho as
Proceeds from tho salo of tido and aumntlon of ponnaneuco. All tho
i
overflow lands.
work is conducted with n view to con-
Proceeds from tho salo of 600,000 stmctlro development ot tho proper-
acres of land to which, by an act ot ty and its constantly iucreniing use
lOUrCBB, UIO OIUIU iS CUllllVU, nun
fulness.
Every timber salo Is mado with
a view to future consequences. The
This
a.1 limu. T tA sxP TJnnnn " Inrant MAlvaa a anlopv rt 1 QftA fift districts
uuu ui iuu jri.uto vi x cuuc, . .w., - t'"-""1- j i win en wui nui cc
Tuesday evening. They demon- P r. $900.00 for clerical assts- When the olllcers of any school dls- R vory ,ong
J. . " . . - , tnnce. and eomnensatlon for all neces-' trict offerto sell bonds thoy must ,
stxated their appreciation nnan-. ' naB1L rot,fy tho stnt0 Lnnil toartl , orier """fc
, , . . . , OP AT tn .' I . . . Ul UIU TUIUOl IUUI.U, KB HUM UI
daily by putUng ?2o.47 in tne rhe State landg are cia8Sincd lnt0 to glvo It preference in purclmslng tQ ,( Drosont uao and tho investment
couecuou puties iu ya.y uic cA.-.uie louowing oivisions:
lands selected by an act ot Congress
1S59, for capltol building purposes.
AH of the moncr beloneine to this .. . ... .
. I worn ui luntiiuu tiuiu nu is uvi
fund, the university fund, or tho gri-:only t0 provent destruction of stand
cultural college fund is loaned at six ,n( Umt)0r but to avo younK growth
per cent interest. If at any tlmo ,nnd oncouraKO tho ntttura, roproduc-
tnero is a surplus aoovo,an,ioans a(Uou on Unds , which Iwxo boon In
pneu lor mo uoaru may ,UV08i u.u lurod by orov,ou. nb.,g,. Millions
amount In the bonds issued by school f treo8 ftro OB,nb9Uo(j ea-ch year
iwhlch will not come to maturity for
A rcgulatod sys
tent of grazing looks to the upbuild
any number of the bonds. If tho
of public funds In cxtonslvo Improve-
penses Of putting on the cantata. () School lands, which include Sec- j Board ,Iocs not Purchase any of the ,ncnt8 g pr0lMca,cd on tho pormn-
Thl5 PtitPrtiinment is one of 't,ons 10 and 36 ,n each township, all . u...u . u. ... nonco of tho Govurnmont cutorprlso."
Ams entertainmenc is one ui co1anlct, , ,,.,v. I may udvortiso and sell tho bonds. . . .
the finest entertainments that
ments, and all lands selected for cap-
have been given in Springfield ,t0, building purposes under the net
for several years. A large part , 0f Congress of 1S59,
in the manner provided by law.
Tho need for '.onsolldtitlng land
nn th n,t ,inv nr A-,it nf ' ownership whoro Government and prl
vor th stn in.i iinnr.t ,iiv!,!n .t, 1 vato ,ande aro Interlocked Is polntod
I. i y- r i
.,n,l inn.t rrnr n.n irn.inii.in uu' r r. uruvus. onBrcBS nan,
Of the Singing was done by home I ,b) Indemnity lands, which 'aro iVnTrn "Z ZZ !!f ,, n "o states, already authorired an ex
Stato. Each county receives nn ?UBU ol " ",u '
npnnlA in a manner creditable . those selected to satisfy lossea In
to any group of people. It was Sections 1$ and 36.
given in one of the best little' c Vniversity lands which have
... . , , tl. been granted by the United States
auditoriums in Oregon, and It , . , ... .
. ' for the support and malntainance of
was a demonstration of the type state university.
of musical entertainment the (d) college lands which have been
people of this city appreciate. , granted for the support and main
More should be accomplished 'JJjJ of the Stafo Agricultural
along the line of musicals herei "Tide and overflow lands or all
in Springfield. The town pro- lands over which the tide ebbs and
bably would not support a paid flows from the average line of low
Lyceum course of entertain de to the average line of high tjde;
i ..... , ,,i,j and all islands and shore lands.
tnents but it Burely could organ- ,
, (f) Swanp lands or the land given
ize a choral club or something to State by an act of Congres3
of that nattire and put on two 0f i860.
or three entertainments during (g) Farm lands acquired by deed,
a season. We have enough sing- Bift or foreclosure pf mortgages taken
ers, who under the direction of a cumy on .oans rrom me scnoo..
, , , university, college, or other funds,
a good director could produce The Government, secretary ot
Some gplendid musicals. state, and State Treasurer form a
Springfield's sole source of commission, the work of which is to
popular amusement, aside from se. or lease state lands and invest
dances and regular church act
amount in proportion to the number ! Bon nnd, V'0 yhltn,an tlonal
mu i - Ioro8t8. Under tho Bamo policy o.v
n,i twntv m. Tht nmrmn (a changes havo been or arc bolng no
then distributed among tho school , E"atf.d wUh 8" Dakota. Idaho
districts by tho county school super
intendent
and Montana nnd Washlnbton for
school lands In tho National Forests
All sums paid to the State of Oregon ,ocated ,n 11,080 Btat0B Th. coa
as ten per cent "ot the amounts col
lected by the United States Govern
ment for forest reserve rentals, sales
summation of thrco of theso exchanges
now awaits final approval by Con
press.
of timber, and other sources' from I Other measures which will havo
forest reserves'' are distributed among . 0 tar-reaching significance In relaUon
to the Dcrmanenco of (he National
are located. I Forests, says tho report, are the np-
Any companies constructing rail-1 propriatlon by Congress at Its last
ways in the State may obtain right J session of ten million dollars for tho
all funds resulting from such sales
TtiA rrm m loolnn rtt Ctatn T nnd
ivities, is basketball and the mov Board ,8 attthorid to appoint a
ies. Most people appreciate clerk with a salary of $2400.00 per
Something better than this type year. The chief duties of this clerk
Of recreation at intervals. Of are to keep the records, flies and
course Eugene has entertain-' paperf pertains to this work; to
record all transactions; to carry oa
ments and theatres galore, but a. correspondence required by tho
does Springfield have to depend board; to take charge ofall applica-
on Eugene, even for its amuse- tlons for the loan of money or the pur-
ments? We are leaning too chaBe of ,ands: and t0 Blve receipts
, ,, , for and make payments to the State
heavily on Eugene in this man- . . , .
(Treasurer of all money arising from
lier and are not standing on our stale rnas.
Own feet sufficiently. It might Any citizen over 18 years of age,
require some help from Eugene upon making proper application, is
of way through unimproved Stato
lands by paying a sum specified by the
State Land Board,
A right of way over State lands can
j be granted to any Individuals or cor-
porauons ior me construction or a
water ditch to be used for irrigation,
manufacturing, or mining purposes,
ditches or water pipes for conveying
water to cities and towns for domes
tic purposes, or for the extinguish
ment ot fires.
METHODI8T EPISCOPAL CHURCH
James T. Moore, pastor. Phono 137
w. Next Sunday 9:60 a. m. Sunday
school, N. W. Emery D. D. S. Super
intendent. 11:00 a. in. morning wor
ship, sermon, "Yesterday, Today and
Tomorrow." 8 p. m. Epworth League.
This service will bo of especial inter
est All aro invited. Come make tho
closing league meeting ot the year
memorable.
Part I.
9:30 Union Watch Night sovlco.
at first to put on good entertain- Qualified to buy or lease any Stato ,Hymns Nos. C31, G3C, by union chorm
ments here, but the time would 'a"d;n tT1 cl,0,r' Prayer' tbe Rev C' EtheI'
wo i,i An nil for cannot exceed 320; and the ap Solo, Miss Olive Smith; Scripture lo.
Come when we could do all of pUcant mU8t 8t own or have purcha8. the Rey w N Ferrl8. Nq
the work and get all Of the parti- ed any land of the same kind which 500. Address, "Four Reasons for Pet
cipants from our midst. with that applied for would exceed jer,8 FaU.. tho RoVi c H jenBen;
If we want to put Springfield 320 acres- Those who purchase tide L0l0( Mlaa Mabel Duryeo; ne&dlnK.
on the map' we will have to sit ZZll Z T nf h "The Conv,cts Chr,8traa8" Dr- Keeney
... . , payment at the time of purchaso. I c..lB. aviit nnrimni
up and mow our own norn anu Th0Be who purcha8e schooI( university
not pump wind into the otner
fellow's.
A VACANT JAIL.
Ferris; (Will Carlton)
Part II.
college, swamp, or indemnity lands, 10;30 Tho 0pen VoIumt Threo l0
may pay one-fifth of the price at flvo mJnuto addreB8e8 trora tho noor
the date of purchase; one-fifth In one upon any phaso of the general themo
year with Interest at eight per cent; .The reIat,on of tho 0,d tho
one-flfth In two years, with interest ow, or of the past to the future." All
In our last issue we published tSZSTi? tLll aro revested to .come prepared to
- "- parfclpate freely In tho discussion.
an editorial on "Common Law
lessness," decrying property dep
redations by children in this
community. Some of our read
ers may "liave taken the idea
that this is a mighty bad place
in which to live,
Springfield has made a wond
erful improvement in the last
two years. In the two years
proceeding 191.5 this town had
& name up antf down the vaV
ey as being one of the toughest
communities in Oregon. The
town probably deserved th'e rep
utation it had at that time. This
Condition has completely rayer,-,'
teed in two years: Our Jail-stood
jftcant this year for a period of
,ien months and 26 days without
fcaving even a drunk in it to
1MW)1 oft,
Part III.
11:15 Solo, Miss Eunice Parker; Ad
dress, "Making the New Year Glori
ous," tho Rev. W. N. Ferris; Hymn
All applicants for Stato lands who
make payments In Installments re
ceive, upon payment of tho first In
stallment, a certificate describing the
lands and sp6clfying tho amount paid j BAPTIST CHURCH
and tho remaining amounts and in- j Rovorond W. Norton Ferris, minis
terest to bo paid. Upon full payment j tor, . BIblo school at 10:00 a. in. Dl
tho applicant after delivering the vino worship at 11:00 a. in. New
certificate to tho State Land Board, . Year, service by pastor. Senior and
construction, of roads within the For
ests in the eastern mountains by pur
chase. "The appropriation for tho
construction of roads will permit tho
heretofore Inaccessible, will greatly
increase tho uso of tho resources In
tho Forests, wilt shorten lines of tra
vel across the States and between com.
munitlcs, will stimulate prospecting
and mining In mineral regions and will
aid community upbuilding.
"Tho Importance of having public
Forests at the headwaters of impor
tant streams has been recognized nnd
greatly emphasized through tho ap
propriation of 3,000,000 for continued
purchases of lands begun under tho
so-called Weoks Law. Tho work of
establishing theso Forests has been
started undor tho most favorablo aus
pices, its discontinuance would havo
boen peculiarly unfortunato. With
tho now appropriation tho purchases
may now go forward with n view to
blocking out and extending the vari
ous units."
1 L -JUrsCMI
I Ms m miMM
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WE ARE ALSO A MEMBER OF THE '.'FEDERAL
RESERVE" SYSTEM OF BANKS WHICH "STAND
TOGETHER" TOi-'PROTECT EACH OTHER AND
THEIR DEPOSITORS.
BANK WITH US. YOUR MONEY WILL BE
SAFE AND YOU SAN GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT.
BANK WITH U8
A Fine Stock of Groceries
If you want to see a fine stock of groceries wo aro
oxtendlng you an invitation to como and sco ours. If
you buy from our splendid stock you will find tho price
as honestly low as the quality is honestly high. We
will treat you with courtesy and spare no pains In
showing you what wo have for your wants and needs,
and will try our best to make a permanent friend and
patron of you.
The Fifth Street Grocery
THOS. SSKES, Prop.
PHONE 22
NEW SERVICE:
We aro authorized under tho Fedoral Reserve
Law to act as an Executor, Administrator, Guardian
or Trustee.
This Is a now sorvico our olUcers will bo glad to
discuss with you.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON.
receives a deed for the lands describ
ed in the certificate.
Any legal applicant Is entitled to
purchase,, 320 acrps each, of school.
Indemnity university, college, swamp,
or tide and overflow lands. However
this must not interfere 'with tho is
suance of deeds to those who have
certificates of salo.
Tho Jfand Hoard la authorized to
g(vo leases and contracts for tbe min
ing of any valuable minerals that
may bo found on State lands. Whon
any porson wishes to develop mines
upon State land- he may pay to the
Land Board f tfi.M and melr a leas
Junior meetings C;30 p, m. Preaching
service at 7:30 p. m, Itov. Ferris will
speak. Music by chorus. All aro
cordially invltod. Strangors ' always
woicomo( ,
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Cfi'rls i f. ' Jensen, pastor, sermon's
fo'r noxt Sunday as follows: Morrilmf
"Saul of Tarsus Evening, "Wbat
bocomos of man a'ftor death." Do not
miss hearing 'ho evening s"ortn0n
which will be Illustrated by means ot
a chart. Christian Endeavor at 6:30
Topic, "Lessons to learn from the past"
Loader MarJorU Knott.
Acting District Forester T, P. Mc
kenzie, Portland, Oregon, says that
great progress is bolng mado In tho
economical handling of stock on tho
National Forest ranges. Moro than
three score stock associations aro
organized in Oregon and Washington
to cooperato with tho Forest service.
They also cooperate with ouo nnothor,
A unique instance ot this is soon in
plans devised to prolong tho service
able period of bulls on tho range.
Many associations purchase all bulls
for uso on the National Forest rango
occupied by the cattle of their mem
bers in order to insure that only high
grade animals will be turned out. Do
causo of tho ill effects of Inbreeding
usually tho serviceable poriod of n
bull on a rango is two yoars, To
prolong this poriod to at least ton
years, ono association plans to ex
chango bulls with another at tho end
of each two years, Tho Forest Ser
vice is encouraging theso plans, for
it means tho production of only high
and valuable stock on tho National
Forest ranges.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The last El. L. devotional mooting
of'tho year 'will bo hold hvtho Leaguo
room at tho Methodist churcli Sunday
night' from 8' to 9:20 owing to .tho
union '-watcTi- night service to follow,
Loota McCrackon will 4oad with the
topic, "Beginning-All Over Again" Phlli
8:12-15. Thoro will bo special music,
installation of offlcors, and roception'
of morabors. A cordial welcome to
all young popl,
What Will the New Year Bring?
?
More business for you if you
go after it right; And good
printing helps the "rightness"
very much. Try our kind of
printing in 1917-r-the kind
that represents you as you
should be represented. Costs
no more than it is worth.
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